Hussein al-Bashir

Hussein al-Bashir (-24 January 1973), also known as Hussein Abad al-Chir, was a Jordanian member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). al-Bashir was killed in a bombing in Nicosia, Cyprus by Israel's Mossad during Operation Wrath of God.

Biography
Hussein al-Bashir was born in Jordan, and became a member of the Fatah secularist-socialist party of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He was made the representative of the PLO in Cyprus, where he became known for his ties with the Soviet Union's KGB. He was also believed to be the leader of the Black September Organization in Cyprus, as several high-ranking Fatah leaders decided to branch off and form their own terrorist organization that would fight Israel and the United States.

In 1973, during Operation Wrath of God, Israel's Mossad intelligence agency planted a bomb under his bed in the Olympic Hotel of Nicosia, Cyprus, and when he turned off the lights in his room on the night of 24 January, the bomb was remotely detonated. His room was destroyed and he was killed.